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Richard Watson
Richard Watson

Reputation: 2614

BigQuery OAuth access token on Java App Engine dev server

I'm adding BigQuery support to my App Engine app and getting stuck on OAuth2, specifically when testing on the dev server (deployed test works).

The most App-Engine specific and current advice I could find, here: https://developers.google.com/bigquery/authorization#service-accounts-appengine

Suggests this:

if (System.getProperty("OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN") != null) {
    // Good for testing and localhost environments, where no AppIdentity is available.
    return new GoogleCredential().setAccessToken(System.getenv("OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN"));
}

What would I set the OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN to? Is this something I'd hardcode in my settings (I thought access tokens were temporary?) or would I set it programatically?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 614

Answers (1)

Richard Watson
Richard Watson

Reputation: 2614

In the absence of an answer, my workaround was to create a GoogleCredential using the process described here: https://developers.google.com/bigquery/docs/authorization#service-accounts-server

I therefore use the GAE-specific instructions when deployed and use the key-file rigmarole when on the dev server.

Upvotes: 1

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